Patents by Inventor Herbert C. Peters

Herbert C. Peters has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for preparing superconducting joints
    Patent number: 5252800
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a superconductive joint in tape or wire has features which include a closeable vessel with gas inlets for depositing a superconducting layer by chemical vapor deposition, and a form in combination with current clamps and conductive leads to heat a length of tape to a temperature effective to deposit a superconductive coating thereon. Preferably, the form and associated structure are unitary with a base plate which seals the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Kosky, Herbert C. Peters
  • Method for preparing superconducting joints
    Patent number: 5215242
    Abstract: Superconducting joints between superconducting tape ends are produced by a series of operations which includes stripping non-superconductive material from the tape ends, joining them with a conductive coating and depositing a superconductive alloy layer thereon, typically of triniobium tin, by a chemical vapor deposition reaction of hydrogen with the corresponding metal halides. Certain of the steps are performed in an inert atmosphere free from moisture, elemental hydrogen and elemental oxygen, typically a helium atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Philip G. Kosky, Herbert C. Peters, Daniel S. McAtee, Clifford L. Spiro